The H-Factor

Reducing Entropy

Month: October 2014

  • The CPVC command on the Listing toolbar very quickly generates a raw material list for plastic. And, it creates a file that can be imported into HydraLIST to check for availability of fittings and swapping of bushings for other fittings. Once selected, you get a dialog box: The program automatically filters out pipes size larger…

  • Autodesk offers renting AutoCAD (and other products) versus an outright buy of them.Does it make sense? Here are some scenarios where rental may make sense: You plan to hire an intern for the summer to help out in your design department   You have a project that will last two or three months and need…

  • Grips, IMHO, are the best thing AutoCAD ever added to their program. When they first came out, everyone freaked out (myself included) and we turned them off until we got a better, um, grip on them. Many (most?) people use grips to move a single object. But, they can be handy to use many objects…